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Reliability of the 2020 School Health Profiles Principal and Lead Health Education Teacher Questionnaires
Sherry Everett Jones1, Nancy D Brener1, Barbara Queen2
1Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4770 Buford Highway, MS S107-6, Chamblee, GA, 30341.
Background:
School Health Profiles assesses school health policies and practices among US secondary schools.
Methods:
The 2020 School Health Profiles principal and teacher questionnaires were used for a test-retest reliability study. Cohen's kappa coefficients tested the agreement in dichotomous responses to each questionnaire variable at 2 time points. The aggregate prevalence estimates between time 1 and time 2 were compared for each questionnaire item via overlapping 95% confidence intervals. Chi-square tests examined whether the prevalence at time 2 differed between paper and web administration for both questionnaires.
Results:
For the principal (N = 50) and teacher (N = 34) data, there were no significant differences in the prevalence of any items between time 1 and time 2. For the principal survey, the mean kappa for 191 variables was 0.49. For the teacher survey, the mean kappa for 260 variables was 0.65. Overall, 60.7% of principal and 91.1% of teacher questionnaire items had at least "moderate" reliability.
Conclusions:
School Health Profiles offers education and health agencies a reliable tool to monitor school policies and practices.
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